Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Best Buy hikes hourly wages, reports sales rise
(Reuters) - Best Buy Inc said on Tuesday that it would raise hourly wages for its employees by 4%, replacing its short-term incentive pay it introduced during the pandemic, from Aug. 2. The company al...
Jul 21, 2020
Snap misses user growth estimates, shares fall 11%
(Reuters) - Snap Inc on Tuesday said an initial lift in user growth at the start of coronavirus-led lockdowns dissipated faster than it expected, though the company beat expectations for quarterly rev...
Jul 21, 2020
Texas Instruments forecasts revenue above estimates; shares rise 3%
(Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, offering some hope to the chip industry reeling from disruptions caused by the coronavirus pand...
Jul 21, 2020
“Play ball”: MLB returns while fans stay safe at home
By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - "Take me out to the ball game" in the midst of a pandemic will mean a trip to the living room and a spot on the sofa to watch Major League Baseball when the COVID-...
Jul 21, 2020
Astros take role of villain into MLB’s 2020 season
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The Houston Astros will enter the 2020 MLB season as baseball's newest villain after they were exposed as cheats for stealing pitch signs from opposing team's catchers duri...
Jul 21, 2020
Major League Baseball ready for season unlike any other
(Reuters) - When Major League Baseball opens its coronavirus-delayed 2020 season on Thursday, things will look a lot different than fans of America's favorite pastime are used to seeing as COVID-19 ha...
Jul 21, 2020
Brazil seeking COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna, AstraZeneca
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil is in talks with U.S. biotech firm Moderna Inc to possibly get priority in purchasing a potential COVID-19 vaccine that the company is developing, the country's interim Hea...
Jul 21, 2020
Portman, Serena lead group bringing NWSL team to LA
Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman and a consortium consisting primarily of women were awarded the rights to a Los Angeles-based franchise in the National Women's Soccer League on Tuesday. ...
Jul 21, 2020
S&P 500 turns positive for 2020, but most stocks are missing the party
By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 U.S. stock index is now positive for the year, yet most of its components have sat out the rally. After a steep, months-long climb, the index...
Jul 21, 2020
U.S. Homeland Security confirms three units sent paramilitary officers to Portland
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection arm confirmed on Tuesday it has deployed officers from three paramilitary-style units ...
Jul 21, 2020
